The Annual Report of the Board of Governors’ 2014-2015
Sky Sports Living for Sport ‘Live’ Event
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- Sports Day 2015
- Strength and Conditioning - Year 13 and Year 14
- Racquet Sports
- Student Teacher
- Volunteer Now (Gold Mark) Award
- Youth Sport Trust Innovation Schools
- 2.5 INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
Sky Sports Living for Sport ‘Live’ EventAs part of the Sky Sports Living for Sport Programme our Year 12 GCSE pupils were invited by an organisation called Sport Inspired to run ‘SSLFS Live’ events (these events were previously known as the SSLFS ‘Community Games’). St Mary’s was the only school in Ireland invited to participate. The event, which took place in Derry, involved our students, supported by local Sports Clubs and Sky volunteers, delivering a sports programme for up to 200 primary age school children in the local community. Two World Class SSLFS Athlete Mentors also attended to provide inspiration and support on the day. One of the main outcomes of the event was to provide the opportunity for one secondary school to bring along their SSLFS project group to develop their leadership skills and understanding of the ‘Six Keys to Success’ (the resource that Athlete Mentors introduce to them on their SSLFS Project Visits). SponsorshipPast pupil and former player, Mark O’Connor from Saturnled, generously sponsored the MacRory Cup team this year. This is a relationship that we hope to build on in the future. The PTA kindly sponsored both the Junior Camogie and the Rannafast Cup teams this year. Sports Day 2015Sports Day 2015 was again a very successful event with a very large number of participants. In keeping with the House system, some house events were organised at lunchtime. Victor Ludorum: Donal Lynn Victrix Ludorum: Courtney Quinn Sports Hall AthleticsFifty four students from Year 9 to Year 11 competed in the annual Sportshall Athletics Derry Finals in Meadowbank Sports Arena. The following students represented Co Derry at the event:- Aidan McCluskey, Frank Duffin, Michael Gallen, Peter McKinney, Courtney Quinn, Cathaoir Purvis, Eimear McKee and Keeva Neely. Strength and Conditioning - Year 13 and Year 14Both PE technicians were available for any student who wished to undertake a personal training programme. SwimmingOur students competed in the following events:
Racquet SportsJunior students could avail of six weeks of tennis and badminton coaching. Year 8 and 9 students were introduced to the game by Active Communities Coaches. Top LinkDesigned to enhance links between schools, TOP Link encourages 14 to 16 year olds to organise and manage sport or dance festivals in local primary and special schools. Part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Step into Sport programme, TOP Link is connected to existing school leadership work such as the Junior Sports Leader Award and the Community Sports Leader Award. As well as developing school links, TOP Link also uses PE and sport to train and encourage young people to become leaders who can use their skills to benefit the wider community. For the eleventh consecutive year, St Mary’s students became involved in the Top Link Programme. The department organised a primary school Gaelic football event Meadowbank Sports Arena. Fourteen of our larger feeder primary schools took part with a total of 200 primary 6 and 7 pupils experiencing a comprehensive coaching programme, lunch and a competitive blitz. Student TeacherThe department was fortunate to be able to host a student Teacher, Suzanne McKeown, for a 10 week placement. The partnership proved so successful that UUJ invited outside assessors from England and Singapore into St Mary’s to demonstrate best practice. Volunteer Now (Gold Mark) AwardWe continued our involvement in this initiative. Niall Higgins and Mark Bradley (SERC placement student) achieved their two hundred hours Gold Mark Award at a ceremony held in the Titanic Suite, Belfast. YogaYear 12 girls experienced a six week block of Yoga as part of their PE programme. These sessions were taken by a qualified Yoga instructor. Youth Sport Trust Innovation SchoolsSince its inception twenty years ago, the Youth Sport Trust has actively promoted collaboration as a vital component of raising standards - collaboration within schools to widen the impact of Physical Education and school sport on whole school priorities, and collaboration between schools to share best practice and build expertise and capacity. St Mary’s Grammar School was the only school in Northern Ireland invited to become involved with this project and this involved Mr McElholm attending a two day conference in England. 2.5 INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONIn St. Mary’s, we recognise our responsibility to ensure that our young people are educated to become global citizens who are fully aware of the world within which they live and in which they will eventually work. It is important that the young people of today develop an understanding of a range of global issues so that they may be fully prepared for tomorrow’s world. We understand that the International Dimension is an increasingly important aspect of school education. Over a number of years, we have focused on enhancing this aspect of our provision. As an outward-looking school, we are always keen to develop partnerships, to work with and learn from others beyond the boundaries of our school. This is an attribute that we encourage in our students, not least in our efforts to incorporate the International Dimension throughout the school. So that our young people may develop as global citizens and acquire knowledge of global issues, we embrace the International Dimension in many aspects of our provision. In 2014-15, we continued to:
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